Audible.com And SONICblue Will Make New Rio Riot AudibleReady Rio Riot(TM) Player Will Hold Over Six Thousand Hours of Audible.com's(R) Downloadable Audiobooks, Audio Periodicals, Radio Programs and Original Shows
LAS VEGAS, Jan 8, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Audible, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBL chart, msgs) announced today that SONICblue's(TM) (NASDAQ: SBLU chart, msgs) new 20GB Rio Riot portable will be able to play Audible.com's secure audio formats shortly after the device becomes available in Spring 2002.
Audible is the leading provider of downloadable spoken audio that informs and entertains anywhere and at anytime with audio editions of books, newspapers, magazines, radio programs and original shows.
Rio Riot is the first portable audio player with multiple gigabytes of memory that will be able to play audio files downloaded from www.audible.com(R). The Rio Riot is field upgradeable, meaning that users who already have a player will be able to load free software from Audible and SONICblue to make their players AudibleReady(TM).
"We have listened to our customers, and they want a device that can store and play multiple unabridged audiobooks seamlessly and in their entirety," said Guy Story, chief scientist at Audible, Inc. "We look forward to furthering our relationship with SONICblue and welcoming another Rio product into the AudibleReady universe of portable audio players."
"Audible's extensive library of spoken audio content is a great match for our Rio users," said Gil Miller, director of product marketing, portable audio players, SONICblue.
About Audible, Inc.
Audible(R) (www.audible.com(R)) is the Internet's largest, most diverse provider of premium spoken audio services for content download or playback on personal computers or AudibleReady(TM) PC-based mobile devices. Audible has more than 32,000 hours of audio programs and 165 content partners that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, magazine and newspaper publishers and business information providers. Audible.com is Amazon.com's (www.amazon.com) exclusive provider of spoken word products for downloading or streaming via the Web. Additionally, the Company is strategically aligned with Random House, Inc., to pioneer the first-ever imprint to produce spoken word content specifically suited for digital distribution, Random House Audible. Among the Company's key business partners are Card Access Inc., Casio Inc., Compaq Computer Corporation, Handspring, Hewlett-Packard Company, Microsoft Corporation, Royal Philips Electronics, RealNetworks, Inc., SONICblue Incorporated's Rio Audio Group, Sony Electronics, Texas Instruments and VoiceAge Corp.
Audible and www.audible.com are registered trademarks of Audible, Inc.; AudibleReady is a trademark of Audible, Inc. and all are part of the family of Audible, Inc. trademarks.
SONICblue is a trademark of SONICblue Incorporated. Rio is a registered trademark of RioPort, Inc. and is used by SONICblue under license from RioPort Inc.
Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
This press release contains information about Audible, Inc. that is not historical fact and may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements about the company. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, Audible's limited operating history, history of losses, uncertain market for its services, and its inability to license or produce compelling audio content and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
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